I have have been waiting for almost a year for this process to start. I had my first appointment with my surgeon on January 2nd and it went well. My doctor has scheduled the following appointments.

01/28/2020 Physiological Evaluation

02/03/2020 Endoscopy

02/06/2020 Nutrition Visit

02/06/2020 Diet Visit

02/12/2020 Exercise Evaluation

02/18/2019 Pre-Op Classes

The insurance coordinator said as soon as I am done with the Exercise Evaluation they will submit to insurance for approval they said this could take from a few hours to a few weeks to get it back. I have Blue Cross I hope the turn around time will be short. Once insurance approves me they said surgery would be scheduled for 3 weeks after the approval. Thankfully my insurance has no waiting time or mandated diet before surgery. Has anyone else had things move this fast? I am not going to lie I am getting nervous/excited at how fast its all going.

Edited January 7, 20206 yr by Thenewguy

On 01/09/2020 at 14:22, Thenewguy said:

Thanks for your feedback. What has been the hardest part? How was the pain after surgery?

The hardest part is remembering to sip water. For me mainly the mental part of not being able to eat like a regular portioned plate. I was a very fast eater before and drank so much drink during meal time. Separating the two was a real struggle. The gas pain after surgery is probably the worst part in that aspect.

13 hours ago, Thenewguy said:

How was the endoscopy? I am really freaked out about it.

Nothing to it. Piece of cake. You will be sound asleep and not know or remember a thing. Don’t even stress about it.

Edited January 10, 20206 yr by Losingit2018

On 1/9/2020 at 12:00 PM, Thenewguy said:

How was the endoscopy? I am really freaked out about it.

It was really easy and quick. They knocked me out and I don't remember a thing. I woke up and my throat was a little scratchy for a day or two but otherwise I would have never noticed any difference

I am in Florida

I'm in South Florida. Where did you have your surgery?

14 hours ago, Unclechaz said:

I'm in South Florida. Where did you have your surgery?

I am in Melbourne. I will be having it done up here.